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Sufi philosophy includes the schools of thought unique to Sufism, the mystical tradition within Islam,[1] also termed as Tasawwuf or Faqr according to its adherents. Sufism and its philosophical tradition may be associated with both Sunni and Shia branches of Islam.[1] It has been suggested that Sufi thought emerged from the Middle East in the eighth century CE, but adherents are now found around the world.[2]
According to Sufi Muslims, it is a part of the Islamic teaching that deals with the purification of inner self and is the way which removes all the veils between the divine and humankind. It was around 1000 CE that early Sufi literature, in the form of manuals, treatises, discourses and poetry, became the source of Sufi thinking and meditations. Sufi philosophy, like all other major philosophical traditions, has several sub-branches, including cosmology and metaphysics, as well as several unique concepts.[1]
- ^ a b c Chaudhry, Hafeez-ur-Rehman (2013). "Understanding the Philosophy of Spirituality at Shrines in Pakistan". In Bennett, Clinton; Ramsey, Charles M. (eds.). South Asian Sufis: Devotion, Deviation, and Destiny (1st ed.). London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 43–60. doi:10.5040/9781472548696.ch-003. ISBN 9781441184740. LCCN 2011036221.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica 2005
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